Death at the Lighthouse
ISBN: 9781529505818
Description
When Bonnie Montgomery finally gets a break from cracking cases as her alter-ego, Montgomery Bonbon, something terribly fishy happens the moment she and Grampa Banks arrive on Odde Island for half-term – and it's not just the smell of the harbour. There's been a mysterious death at Leerie Lighthouse, and what everyone assumed was an accident is setting Bonbon's moustache all a-quiver: a sure sign that something is Highly Suspicious.
Reviewed on 9th September 2026
ABK's second Montgomery Bonbon mystery sees the mysterious detective on holiday with her grandfather, visiting the unusual Odde Island where it turns out, in classic mystery fashion, there's been a murder.
The mystery is solid, with a range of suspects, and lots of the classic elements that a younger reader would be seeing for the first time. The characters are great, with real personality, turned up to eleven, and lots of fun to be had.
There's jokes aplenty and some very funny choices of simile and phrasing to entertain child and adult readers alike.
It just lacked some of the magic of the first novel though - it wasn't quite as compelling to read, and I can't quite put my finger on why.
